Rail bond or tie.



A. JOHNSON.

RAIL BOND 0R TIE. APPLIICATION Hummus. I9, 1916.

Patented Jan. 2, 1917.

AnmWQE/uwwV- w I s E s .s E N w w ATTORNEY s ra'rns ATE i i To all whom concerni- I Beit known that L'AibnnW Jormson, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cripple Creek, injthecolunty of Teller and State of Colorado, have'invented a new and useful Ra il Bond or Tie, of which the following is a specificatiom I The present invention relates to rail bonds. and has for its object the provision of a bond orjtie which'is of simple and strong construction, may be economically manufactured, and which securely holds the rails from spreading or turning over.

In carrying out the above object, thepresent invention provides three bars so flanges of the body bar 11-. ,Bolts 15,-or

formed and secured together as to hold the rails from spreading, and provides a telescopic relation between the three bars to brace thesame against lateral-strain and for firmly uniting them as a unit. f The mention will be 'bBSl) understood 1 from a consideration of the following de-' tailed description, takenin connection with the accompanying drawing forming part of this specificatiom with the Y further understanding that while the drawing shows a practical form of the invention, the latter is not confined to strict-conformitywith the" showing of the drawing,but may be changed ations comewithin the scope of the appended claims.

and modified solong as such changes and "In the drawing: Figure 1 is a. cross sec-j tion through a pair of rails having the bond of this invention applied thereto, the bond being shown in side elevation'and having one end in section. Fig. 2 is a. transverse section through the rail bond, taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1, looking toward the inner side of the adjacent rail. Fig. 3 is a-detail perspective view of the long bar-or body;

member of the device; Fig. 4 is adetail perspective view of one of the short bars or connectingmembers of the device.

Referring to this drawing, '10 designates the rails of a track, which are spaced apart inthe usual manner and are adapted to be held in place by the bond or tie of this m vention.

The bond comprises a long bar or body member 11, which is substantially U-shaped in cross section, and which is placed in-inverted position between the rails 10. The upper closed side of the body 11 has at its opposite ends'longitudinally extending and upwardly ofiset lips 12 adapted to overlap shown in Fig. 1.

Ransom) on TIE."

body member 11 lies substantially-fin, the

plane'of the rail bases and forms {at-sub Specification-oi. Le ergratm Padgented Jan.- 2, 1917.. i Application filed August 19,1315, -Seria1No.1 1 5,8 24.

The closed side of [the stantial .braceifor holding the rails-10 in spaced apart relation. -Into each end of the body member 11 i's telescoped a short solid bar 13," which projects outwardly beneath,

the rails- 10.. and is provided with inwardly base flanges of the rails 10. These bars 13 are adapted to slidably fit in the ends of thebody bar-11, and are braced from -lat-.

eral movement or. vibration by the sides or to the body bar and thus'secure the rails 10 in'pl'ace. The short bars 13 are preferably overturned hooks forming lips 14 adapted. for overlappingengagement with the outer solid so as to reinforce the opposite ends of the bond immediately beneath and about the rails =10 and' thus stand the strain at those points. wl'rere the greatest pressure is exerted upon the. bond, and to securely hold the rails from -spreading for turning" over. As the body bar 11 is open at. itsunder side and projects below the plane: of.the rail bases, the bond of this invention when ap--' pliedis anchored in the road bed and also" serves as a tieto support the rails.- The bodporiiitermediate' barll may be ofv any 3 suitable form having open ends to receive the end bars, and having side walls to retain.

the end bars in position and to accommodate the securing means for holding all of the I bars together when applied to*the rails. What is claimed is 1'.'A rail bond comprising an inverted channel bar formed in one piece adapted to be fittedsbetwee n a pair of-spaced rails, with its opposite ends bearing against "the base flanges of said' rails, and having oflset lips at the tops of. said ends engaging oversaid flanges,relatively short bars telescopinginto .each end of said channel'bar and snugly fitting the same and projecting outwardly beneath the-bases of said rails, means profor engagement with t e outer base flanges vided on the outer end; of said short bars I of the rails, and means f 'r securing the bars in the channel bar. v 2. A rail bond comprising an invertedchanneled bar adapted to be fitted between a pair of spaced rails, andhaving longitup;

dinally extending lips at its opposite ends for engagement over the inner base flanges of the rails, a short solidbar telescoping for engagement over theou'ter base flanges -f the rails; and means for securing the short bars in thechanneled bar.

3. A rail bond comprising a bar U-shaped in cross-section and" adapted to he placed in inverted position between ..a pair of spaced rails, said U-shaped bar'having on opposite ends and at its upper closed side longitudinally projecting and upwardly offset. lips adapted for engagement over the inner base flanges ,of the rails,'short solid bars telescoping into the opposite ends of the U-shaped bar andprojecting outwardly therefrom beneath the rail' bases, said short holding the short bars in the ends of the long bar to prevent the rails from spreading and turning over.

In testimony, that I claim the, foregoing as my own, I have heretoaflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses ANDREW JOHNSON.

Witnesses:

..CHAS. A. FOWLER, CHAs. HAUCK.v

vbars having overturned lips on their outer 

